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Date Day
Chapter/Section
Topics Additional Notes
JAN 6 M 1.1, 1.2 Course introduction, vectors, gradient operator
JAN 8 W 1.2, 1.3 Gradient, divergence, and curl lecture 2
JAN 10 F 1.4, 1.5 Spherical and cylindrical coordinates, the delta function
JAN 13
M 1.5, 2.1 The delta function, Coulomb's law
JAN 15 W 2.2 Divergence and Curl of electrostatic fields lecture 5
JAN 17
F
2.2 Divergence and Curl continued, Quiz 1
JAN 20 M Martin Luther King Jr. Day
JAN 22 W 2.2 Divergence and Curl continued, Gauss's law
JAN 24
F
2.3 Potential
JAN 27
M
2.3, 2.4 Potential, Work, Energy
JAN 28 T Mid term 1 (8:20 pm tto 10:10 pm)
JAN 29 W 2.4 Work, Energy
JAN 31 F 2.5, 3.1 Conductors, Laplace equation solutions
FEB 3
M
3.1 Laplace equation solutions, Quiz 2 (HW 2) lecture 12
FEB 5 W 3.1 Uniqueness theorems
FEB 7
F
3.2 Method of images
FEB 10 M 3.3 Solutions of Laplace's equation lecture 15
FEB 12
W
Class to be rescheduled
FEB 14 F 3.3 Solutions to Laplace's equation
FEB 17 M 3.3 Solutions to Laplace's equation, Quiz 3 (HW 3) lecture 17
FEB 19 W 3.3 Solutions to Laplace's equation
FEB 21
F
3.4 Multipole expansion
FEB 24
M
4.1 Polarization, Review at 6:15 pm, Room NPB 2205
FEB 25 T Mid term 2 (8:20 pm tto 10:10 pm)
FEB 26
W
4.1 Polarization
FEB 28
F
4.2 Polarization and bound charges
MAR 3
M
Spring Break
MAR 5 W Spring Break
MAR 7 F Spring Break
MAR 10
M
4.2 Review of polarization and bound charges, constant P problem lecture 23
MAR 12 W 4.3 Electric displacement lecture 24
MAR 14 F 4.4 Electric displacement, Linear dielectrics lecture 25
MAR 17 M 4.4 Linear dielectrics, Quiz 4 (postponed)
MAR 19 W 4.4 Linear dielectrics, work and energy, Quiz 4
MAR 21 F 4.4 Work, Forces on dielectrics
MAR 24 M 5.1 Magnetic fields lecture 29
MAR 26 W 5.1 Magnetic fields, Quiz 5 (HW 5)
MAR 28 F 5.1 Magnetic fields due to currents
MAR 31 M 5.2 Biot-Savart law, Review at 6:15 pm, Room NPB 2205
APR 1 T Mid term 3 (8:20 pm tto 10:10 pm)
APR 2 W 5.2, 5.3 Biot-Savart law, Divergence and Curl of B fields lecture 33
APR 4 F 5.3 Ampere's law, Vector potential
APR 7 M 5.4 Vector potential, Boundary conditions lecture 35
APR 9 W 5.4 Multipole expansion
APR 11 F 6.1 Magnetic materials
APR 14 M 6.2 Field of a magnetized object, Quiz 6 (HW 6)
APR 16 W 6.2, 6.3 Field of a magnetized object, The auxiliary field H
APR 18 F 6.4 Linear magnetic media
APR 21 M ALC test (2 extra credits)
APR 23 W 6.4 Ferromagnets
MAY 2 F Final exam (7:30 am to 9:30 am)

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Last updated: 4/13/14 by Amlan Biswas
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